Prep football: Gulf Coast game in New Orleans being delayed by power outage

The Gulf Coast High School football team visited patients Friday morning at New Orleans Children's Hospital. The team distributed hats and photographs to children, many of whom are battling life threatening illnesses.

The Gulf Coast football team descended on New Orleans early Friday morning, less than 24 hours before their road game at New Orleans-Brother Martin.

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NEW ORLEANS - The football game between Gulf Coast and New Orleans-Brother Martin has been delayed for at least 30 minutes because of a power outage at the stadium. Just as the horn sounded at the end of the second quarter, a transformer near the stadium exploded, lighting up the night sky.

"We kind of just said ‘wow!' when it happened," Gulf Coast fan Michele Coviello said of the loud blast.

The teams immediately headed for cover, and emergency vehicles entered the stadium and surrounded the field.

Workers from the power company are attempting to restore power to the stadium. If they are unsuccessful in the next 30 minutes, the game will be moved a nearby stadium and resume at the start of the third quarter.

The first half was marred by heavy storms caused by the arrival of Tropical Storm Lee. Sheets of rain pelted the playing field as the teams struggled to move the ball offensively. The game was scoreless at halftime.